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KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH AUG 9 2011 I
PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE L
MINUTES BOROU CLERK'S OFFIC
July 12, 2011 Regular Meeting 7 p.m. in the KIB School District Conference Room
CALL TO ORDER
VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL called to order the July 12, 2011 regular meeting of the Parks &
Recreation Committee at 7:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Requested to be excused were Mike Sirofchuck, Hans Tschersich, and Rick Lindholm.
Committee members present were Pam Foreman, Jeff Huntley, Patrick Saltonstall, Andy
Schroeder, Sandra West, and Willy Bethea. Excused members were Mike Sirofchuck, Hans
Tschersich, and Willy Bethea. Ex- officio members present were Ian Fulp and Casey Janz.
Absent Ex- officio members were Chris Lynch, Peggy Rauwolf, and Norm Wooten.
Community Development Department staff present was Bud Cassidy and Sheila Smith.
COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTLEY MOVED to excuse Mike Sirofchuck, Hans Tschersich, and
Rick Lindholm.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
COMMITTEE MEMBER WEST requested to put the Bike Path as Old Business C.
COMMITTEE MEMBER FOREMAN MOVED to approve the July 12, 2011 agenda as
amended.
VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
There were no minutes.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS AND APPEARANCE REQUESTS
There were no audience comments and appearance requests.
OLD BUSINESS
A) Discussion with COK Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Natasha Hayden, Rich Walker, Amy Fogle, and Ian Fulp are representing the City P &R.
Discussion of what the committees want and how to proceed on a Parks & Fields Plan, what
to include in the letter from the City of Kodiak and Borough Parks & Rec Committees to the
City Council, City Manager, Borough Mayor, Borough Assembly, and Borough Manager, and
discussion of the CIP List, and funding to do a plan. It was suggested to have city and
borough staff do an inventory of all parks including size, how many fields, playground
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equipment, and plots. The current needs need to be addressed and the future needs really
need to be addressed.
It was the consensus to approve the letter once completed, send it to the City and Borough
members, and arrange for a meeting between the City and Borough members, gather
inventory information, and move forward. There was consensus that there is a definite lack
of facilities, issues between ownership and maintenance, and the need for a joint effort for
making more facilities. Both committees decided to have another joint meeting in October.
The committee asked Fulp to email the Baranof Park Plan to Cassidy.
VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL skipped down to audience comments to allow Jascha Zbitnoff,
Sean Rauwolf, and James Brooks to get their comments in.
B) Trails Plan - User Guide or Map Template
Cassidy stated that the quote for an electronic guide is now $18,000 and that's why we
aren't doing an electronic guide. Ouzinkie Native Corporation and Bill Burton made it clear
that they do not want unauthorized trails on their properties to be published; 17b
easements only.
Discussion of how many of the trails does the committee want on the map and possible
language. There was consensus of the need to identify a mechanism for recommendations
where the borough can purchase a footpath easement from the native groups if the
committee can't show all the trails on the maps.
VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL said at the next meeting we will be prioritizing trails for
recreational easements, look at the COK /KIB P &R's letter, CIP, and trails map corrections.
There are approximately 21 trails that cannot be put on the maps.
Cassidy was instructed to relay to Gilpin to get them a map with just the 17b easements.
C) Bike Path Update
COMMITTEE MEMBER WEST said the Bike Path Committee had a meeting today. The City
got $384,000 for the bike path. They will be asking GCI for a donation of a bridge across
Devil's Creek so you can get from the airport to Lake Louise housing onto the base. GCI has
a fiber optic cable that goes across Devil's Creek that is propped up with a strap that is tied
to the fence that goes to the airport.
NEW BUSINESS
A) Summer Schedule
It was the consensus to hold the July 26th meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS
There were no communications.
REPORTS
The next scheduled meetings will be on July 26, 2011 and August 9, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the
KIB School District Conference Room.
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COMMITTEE MEMBER FOREMAN said she already asked to be excused but will try to be
there.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Jascha Zbitnoff stated he read the complete Draft Trails Plan but he wasn't able to open the
maps on the Trails website. There were some terms in the draft that he didn't care for and
he will submit his comments online once he has copies of the maps.
Sean Rauwolf stated he just wants to see the maps.
Smith provided copies of the maps for them.
COMMITTEE MEMBER'S COMMENTS
Sandra West said she didn't hear a lot of public input on the Parks & Fields Plan and would
like to have it open to the community so they can talk about what fields they want.
Patrick Saltonstall said he had the same worry too.
ADJOURNMENT
COMMITTEE MEMBER BETHEA MOVED to adjourn.
VICE CHAIR SALTONSTALL adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m.
KODIAK ISLAN BOROUGH
PARKS,Z R l ►. CIN11'MITTEE
By: e
ke S' ofchuck, Chair
ATTEST
By:1PP(Xl
Sheila Smith
Community Development Dept.
APPROVED: July 26, 2011
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